Catch Report - Week 26 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Another spectacular week on the dries, although twiddling a washing line with booby or foam daddy with black and claret hoppers up the line has been deadly as the wind picked up.

Best areas this week have been; old telegraph; drifts along doctors bank either side of ashopton viaduct; and of course the basin between dam and the cages.

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Catch Report - Week 25 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

An incredible week of dry fly action this week. The cooling surface water has the fishing back on top, with some spectacular bags of fish to six pounds being taken on a variety of dries, and switching to pulled boobies on an intermediate when the storm clouds gathered.

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Catch Report - Week 24 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Last night’s Ladybower Evening League produced another superb session, with 24 anglers recording a mighty 7.3 rod average in just 3 hours of fishing. *

The fish were again high in the water, with dries, bung, pulling and twiddling all taking fish. Conditions are excellent and the sport at the minute is about as good as it gets.

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Catch Report - Week 23 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

The rod average going up again slightly this month no help from the heat fish have been keeping everyone on there toes.

Some cooler weather and rain forecast these next couple weeks hopefully will just bring the fish on a bit and get them moving and feeding more.

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Catch Report - Week 21 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

With the rod average still rising slowly as this warm weather comes and goes its been a semi tricky week with shifting wind and the hot weather but anglers have still caught.

Surface water temps are still around 18 degrees which should start to drop back down into a more comfortable temperature hopefully soon.

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Catch Report - Week 20 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

A slightly healthier rod average now creeping up closer to what we'd like. The fish have remained deep in the majority with anglers that have come prepared with the di7/8's getting plenty of action on short leaders and boobies.

That said dries are now catching a little most consistently. That may be that the majority of you guys visiting are sticking to them.

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Catch Report - Week 19 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Another warm one unfortunately, although thankfully, not the scorching temperatures that we have had. The surface temperature still remains warm and trout remain deep in the majority.

Sinking lines have been required this week and when theres a light wind you can get down to the 20-30ft depth that the bulk of the fish are holding at. A short leader, no more than 10ft and 2 boobies is the method we'd recommend.

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Catch Report - Week 18 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Its been a tricky week with the warm weather returning moving the fish around quite abit during the day and them feeding more in the cooler evenings or early morning.

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Catch Report - Week 17 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Another testing week unfortunately. That said only a few boats ventured out each day, maybe the football is on everyone's mind at the moment?

We did have a cooler week which gives hope that the Bower could switch back on any day now, the surface temperature has cooled off nicely and with the addition of 1000 home grown rainbows introduced on Wednesday things should get better soon.

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Catch Report - Week 16 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Well that was a warm week! With temperatures constantly around and mostly above the 30 degree mark there's no wonder the fishing slowed a little. As to be expected once the surface temperature crept up to and above 20 degrees the trout dropped deeper in search of more comfort.

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Catch Report - Week 15 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

The summer has finally arrived. The weather was nicely settled (before the heatwaves right now!) and fish fish were up and having it!

This being backed up by a very healthy rod average of 10.

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Catch Report - Week 14 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Unfortunately the weathers not been too kind this week with it being rather wet and damp with constantly changing winds but anglers doing well once they found cover, Sunday was the best with temperature reaching mid 20s. The rains have slightly raised the water level again but fish still sitting in that 2-5ft range.

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Catch Report - Week 13 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Unfortunately the weather took a vice like grip on the past week with some rather out of character downpours for the time of year. This has held the water levels stable for a week or so but as we all know a lot of water coming in, in a short space of time is never nice for the fishing.

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Catch Report - Week 12 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Still a mega rod average had by you guys over the past week! Where the fishing took only a slight dip for a day or so in the extreme heat of the week before this last week its certainly recovered well

Fish still remained high in the water and now dries is pretty much the go to method for most from the off. Daddies, hoppers, cdc and all the other usual picks are good choices but it does pay well to have black or at least dark flies on your cast it seems.

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Catch Report - Week 11 - Fly Fishing Feature – Ladybower Fisheries

“Yesterday at Ladybower was one for the books!

I started the day with a first-timer on the boat, and we tried everything—dries, washing lines, and even the bung. Midway through, I was 11 fish behind—Mark Buchan had raced ahead! But then we got a tip from Neil Davitt, who was up the Derwent arm, saying dries were on fire (thanks Neil) I clawed my way back, and we ended with a thrilling 20 to 19—39 fish to the boat! I had a battle with a Lump of a fish near the cages that gave me a runaround before I landed it. We finished casting to rising fish by the boat pontoon and Mark’s last cast got his 20th. An epic day—can’t wait to get back out there!

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Catch Report - Week 10 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

The fishing just seems to be getting better and better at the moment with an incredible days sport to be had from the boats right now.

It is very weather dependant though, fish are often feeding in the spells of better weather and dodging the cold starts of late. That said, they continue to stay high in the water. A very similar story to last week where its better to go out fishing just sub surface with a washing line or pulling a glass line in the morning and then switching up to a full floater as the day warms up>

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Catch Report - Week 9 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Although the weather is still a bit chilly in the mornings, the afternoons in general have warmed up nicely and the fish certainly respond to this. It's often a bit of a sluggish start with fish holding 2-3ft down in the morning but as the afternoon warms they are kean to stick their noses up and often take right on the surface.

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Catch Report - Week 8 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Well, Ladybower is back at its very best with consistent top of the water sport being had! An outstanding rod average of over 8 is simply incredible numbers

Mornings are still taking a while to warm up as the fish sit a little deeper then around lunchtime and into the afternoon they are straight up having on or just under the surface.

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Catch Report - Week 7 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

The Bower is currently in top form! 134 returns were submitted last week for a total of 1114 fish caught, staggering numbers!

Not that we needed to but we also stocked another 900 fish on Friday!

With the reservoir fishing so well you can pretty much pick fish up from most areas now. Also, this week we have had numerous reports that Rasberry bay has switched on finally fish in general have been tight to the banks up there.

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Catch Report - Week 6 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

BEETLE BONANZA

The highlight of this week has, without doubt, been the epic fall of Heather beetle we have seen on the water, starting Tuesday afternoon and carrying on through the warmer spells in the week!

It's an incredible sight to see with large pods of fish feeding heavily together on them around the edges of the reservoir, where the beetles have been blown of the surrounding fields.

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Catch Report - Week 5 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

What a difference a week makes! Mostly calm, mild days, well greeted by us all! The fish have certainly switched on to it as well. Flat calm mornings have seen fish rising all across the basin taking buzzers hatching off first thing.

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Catch Report - Week 4 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

When conditions allowed a few boats did make their way out and found fish in the usual early season hot-spots. Tactics have had to be adopted to the situation on the day, with the higher winds, a fast glass and di3 have been useful from the boats. Bright snakes, damsel patterns, cats and black and green all popular choices still.

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Catch Report - Week 3 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Following on from a difficult week with non-committal conditions affecting catches, things turned around massively with anglers experiencing a much better return for their efforts. Fish still remain close to the margins, although a few are being picked up further out.

Tactics from the boats seemed to vary with intermediate and sink tip lines although fish were taken on suspender buzzers and even dries on occasion.

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Catch Report - Week 2 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Tactics for this time of year remained straightforward, although locating fish was particularly tricky. Fast glass and Di3 lines with larger patterns such as tadpoles, snakes, damsels, and Cat’s Whiskers continued to perform well. The bung also featured prominently, with success dependent on maintaining the correct depth; 3–6 feet proved an effective starting point.

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Catch Report - Week 1 - Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Firstly, we'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone that has visited Ladybower this week! It's been amazing to welcome to all back at the reservoir and the comments from you guys about the quality of fishing to be had at the moment makes all the hard work through those dreadful winter months all worthwhile.

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Opening Weekend Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Well what a start! A gloomy morning greeted us on Saturday but the mood around the car park and jetty certainly didn't match the weather. Anglers started arriving early, full of anticipation and excitement for the new season ahead, spirits were high and it was certainly great to greet all you guys back on to our fantastic water - up the Bower

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Week 37 Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

This week has been all about the big fish! We are now getting water back in to the reservoir each day, that paired with the cooler water temperature seems to have stirred up the lumps for sure!

Monday saw the first double landed from the bank this week with the 12lb rainbow taking a liking to a squirmy worm fishing under the indicator.

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Week 36 Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

A quieter week with regards to angler numbers, maybe the unsettled weather putting a few off from venturing out on the boats. We will be reducing the number of boats available shortly as we slowly bring them in for servicing through the winter. Make the most of them while they're still available!

Those that did fancy a go still had plenty of action. The bank still fishing really well along the roadside of the main basin all the way down from the viaduct to the old road.

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Week 35 Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Weather wise the week started off as per the previous week with nice calm days, fish rising as far as you could see and the buzzer hatches remained consistent. Then towards the back end of the week we were soon reminded it is the end of October and had showers paired up with relatively high winds. That said, Ladybower is looking pretty special right now in its autumnal colours.

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Week 34 Fly Fishing Report – Ladybower Fisheries

Flat calm conditions for most of the week has seen excellent top of the water sport! Last week, most mornings, we have had really good buzzers hatches and fish are certainly switched on to them, free rising across the whole reservoir!

It's also evident the the fish are coming really close in to the banks. Bank anglers are enjoying sport just as much as the boats now and consistent sport can be found all down the road side bank of the main basin or pickles and grainfoot should you choose to venture up the Derwent arm.

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